The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-31
PUBLISHED MARCH "a, 1887
Ordinance.

An Ordinance granting the right-ofway to the
4 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad Company
| through the City of Abilene.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and COuncilmen Of
1 the City of Abilene:
| SECTION /. That the right to construct, operate
| and maintain standard guage railway, with suit
ible side-tracks, switches and turnoutS, is hereby
| granted to the Chicago, Kansas and Western Rail
| road Company into and through said City of Abb
ene with certain streets and alleys vacated and the
right over and upon the streets and alleys thereof
| upon either of the routes hereinafter described
| routes Number One, and Number Two, as shall
be selected by said Railroad Company as herein.
| after provided.
Route Number One, commences at a point on
the north half of Cottage Avenue in said city, east
| Of George W. Carpenters addition to said city,
thence westerly along the north half of said Cot
tage Avenue to near the west end Of said Cottage
| Avenue, thence across said Cottage Avenue in a
| sOuthwesterly direction, and parallel with the
street running parallel WITH and south of the line
of the Union Pacific Railway in said city, COM
monty called A Street. vacating the same from
Buckeye Avenue TO the intersection with First
Street in said city, in so far as said Railway Com
pany acquires title to the property adjacent there
10, thence southwesterly across First, Walnut and
Elm Streets, and all intervening streets and
alleys to the west line of said city, vacating First
Street from Mulberry TO Elm Street.
Route Number Two commences at the eastern
boundary limits OF said city, the north half of
south Third Street. thence westerly over and upon
said north half of said south Third Street. to the
half of said Third Street adjacent to the property
which the said Railroad Company may acquire on
the north side Of said Third Street, and vacating
Spruce Street from the center of Third Street to
the alley in block eleven (11) and twelve 12).
SECTION 2. If said Railroad Company shall Sc
lect and designate, as hereinafter provided, route
Number One, then said Railroad Company shall
have the privilege of stopping and standing its
trains upon Buckeye Avenue. Spruce Street,
Cedar Street, Mulberry Street. Walnut Street, and
Elm Street. for the purpose Of loading and unload
ing passengers or freight provided that said trains
shall not be permitted to stand upon Cedar Street
and Buckeye Avenue, more than five minutes,
and on the other streets more than ten minutes at
any one time
SECTION 8. If said Railroad Company shall
select and designate said route Number One, then
said Railroad Company shall have the right TO &C.
cupy and use Mulberry, Walnut, and Elm Streets
said city, at the point Of intersection between
said Railroad COmpany's tracks and such Streets;
anu said city hereby vacates all of Street, from
Buckeye Avenue to Mulberry Street, and all that
portion of First Street In sand city lying between
Mulberry and Elm Streets.
SECTION f. II said Railroad Company shall Sc
lect and designate said Route Number Two as
hereinbefore described, then said Railroad Com
pany shall have the privilege. OF stopping and
standing its trains On Buckeye and Cedar streets
ave minutes, and Mulberry, Walnut and Elm
Streets ten minutes for the purpose of loading and
ed that said Railroad Company shall not permit
rains to stand on any Of said streets more than
ten minutes at any one time.
SECTION ). In case SAID hdllTOaQ company
shall select and designate said Route Number
Two, then said Railroad Company shall have the
right to occupy and use Olive, Chestnut Buckeye,
Cedar, Mulberry, Walnut, Elm and Vine Streets,at
the place Of intersection between said Railroad
Company's tracks and such streets
SECTION 6. II said Railroad Company shall, by
its Chief Engineer or other chief oficer accept the
provisions OF this ordinance in writing and select
and designate either OF the above described routes
" Inch IL proposes to use for the construction
and maintenance OF said Railroad, then said or
dinance shall become contract between said
City OF Abilene and the Railroad Company as to
the route so selected and designated and all the
provisions OF said ordinance as TO the route not
selected and designated shall be null and void as
though never ordained.
Provided that such acceptance and designation
shall be fled with the City Clerk of said City OF
Abilene on or before the 18th day OF APRIL 1857 |
SECTION e. This ordinance shall give TO said /
and maintain its line Of railroad into and through
alleys, and lots necessary to be crossed upOn
either OF the routes hereinbefore described which
may be selected by said Railroad Company
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be and remain In force from and after its
publication once in the Abilene Reflector
Passed the council March 81, 1885,, and approved /
BY me, March 2, 1887. A. w. RICE,
Attest MayOr
J. C. ROVER,
City Clerk.
lSEAL.l
IL. C. Roger, City Clerk OF the City Of Abilene,